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Sunday Seven for Kindle Thoughts and a NaNoWriMo First Line Hook

This week I’m bringing you seven ideas I wish the Kindle App had, as well as seven possible opening lines from my current NaNoWriMo fantasy story.

Kindle App Ideas:

Genre sorting – For those of us who own books of more than one type (romance, cookbooks, craft instructions, etc), the ability to search by genre would be nice.

Recommend to friend – Yes, I could contact my friend and retype the title and author… but what if there was just a share icon to click?

Favorite or Follow the Author on Amazon – Get a notice when they have a new book coming out. This is ridiculously beneficial to the writer, reader, and the sales department!

Tweet your favorite line- A feature would let you mark 100 characters as you read along, and at the end allow you to tweet one of those as your favorite part, automatically adding in the book title and an Amazon buy link. #novelines

Back of the book- It’s great that I can see the covers. But I wish I could flip them over, virtually speaking, so I could read the blurb on the back.

Social connect with the writer – Easily click to follow the author on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Goodreads, and whatever other social sites.

Follow the publisher- Much like my ideas from 3 and 6, but with the publisher.

Possible Opening Lines:

I can’t think a less distressing scenario to explain how this gown exists.

Dad dying would secure my path to the happiest future imaginable, assuming that I could survive the mourning, which is unfathomable.

I know that I can’t fake a smile bright enough to match this dress. -or- My heartbeat races as I realize that I cannot fake a smile bright enough to match this revealing dress.

A dragon’s rumble prompts the kingdom to arise from blissful slumber.

I live on a world illuminated by the light of two nearby stars, yet everywhere I look, I see darkness.

How am I to lead, as a princess or the military’s general, when I fail the most basic requirement of a citizen?

Giving this dress to a dragon, so that it can be horded and appreciated for the multitude of shiny jewels, is the best idea.

]]>http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/2014/11/16/sunday-seven-for-amazonkindle-thoughts-and-a-nanowrimo-first-line-hook/feed/181302Random Post for Fantasy Books with Dragons and Swords that Goth Readers May Like and a Hint of Vanillahttp://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/2014/11/12/random-post-for-fantasy-books-with-dragons-and-swords-that-goth-readers-may-like-and-a-hint-of-vanilla/
http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/2014/11/12/random-post-for-fantasy-books-with-dragons-and-swords-that-goth-readers-may-like-and-a-hint-of-vanilla/#commentsWed, 12 Nov 2014 06:08:22 +0000http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/?p=1291The 12 Greatest Fantasy Books Of The Year ^ That’s a fantastic list to check out. ^ Where might my own current NaNoWriMo project land on this? The Dagger in the Darkrise, by J Lenni Dorner Why it made the list (or might someday) : It starts out with the main …

Why it made the list (or might someday) : It starts out with the main character facing a life-altering choice and dealing with feelings of not fitting in. But what’s really about to change is the whole world. The utopia she grew up in is going to fall. She hoped to inherit a sword– no one ever said it would come at such a terrible cost.

Read if you like: dragons, swords, a just-came-of-age female wielding a sword and living among dragons, a dash of a romance pentagon (triangles only have three sides)

Also read if you were or are goth to some degree, because the main character will feel identifiable.

Diverse factor : Many of the characters “match the vanilla plants that grow only in our kingdom. The shades range from mimicking the fruit pods to extract spilled on leaves.”

Plot Type :

TRANSFORMATION – plot involves the process of change in the Protagonist as they journey through a stage of life that moves them from one significant character state to another.

SACRIFICE – plot involves the Protagonist taking action(s) that is motivated by a higher purpose (concept) such as love, honor, charity or for the sake of humanity.

And now, just for fun, here’s my impression of me trying to sum up my writing for a query letter:

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http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/2014/10/29/thinking-ahead-for-my-nanowrimo-story/#commentsWed, 29 Oct 2014 07:10:13 +0000http://jlennidornerblog.what-are-they.com/?p=1259I have briefly outlined my story. It is no more than two pages that remind me when the major events have to happen by, really. However, from that outline, I have the concept that will one day be turned into a query. (Gut-wrenching at the idea of writing one of those again. Ugh.) So I …

]]>I have briefly outlined my story. It is no more than two pages that remind me when the major events have to happen by, really. However, from that outline, I have the concept that will one day be turned into a query. (Gut-wrenching at the idea of writing one of those again. Ugh.) So I thought I’d write this blog post to get some feedback, thoughts, criticism, or whatever. It’s a bit like scribbled notes. But hey, maybe there’s something of value in this pile. I’m looking forward to learning from the valuable feedback.

A young lady knight from a society that most values happiness gets caught up in tragedy, insecurity, heartbreak, and a coup d’état with melancholy. – The Dagger in the Darkrise

A utopia kingdom will suffer the wrath of the woeful; only the one who rises in the darkness can save them.

An average girl raised in a happy utopia finds herself embracing the darkness within to battle oppressors who seek to destroy her people.

She will sacrifice her greatest treasures to become the hero that her people need.

It’s about a gallant young lady knight who protects her home, loved-ones, and the values of her people from chaotic and vulgar enemies who seek to destroy them.

Emotion journey:

She starts off displeased that she can’t figure out how to have a happy future. Her every goal or possible life path has a catch of misery. This completely consumes her because she lives in a utopia society that values happiness above all else. But then events happen which threaten the happy futures of others. Protecting them becomes what matters most to her. She embraces all the darkness within herself and uses it against the enemies. Inadvertently finding her path to a twisted sort of happiness, thus becoming the leader she was always meant to be.

Description with relationships:

She’s a daughter who will tragically lose her father. The grandfather of her best friend will be her mentor. Her best friend will try to become her boyfriend. Her stalker will become her ally. A cat will petrify her and her best friend. Her enemies will work to overthrow her. She will suffer with her sisters at the hands of their mother. Her childhood bully must work under her, even after she murders his trader father. Her father’s trusted friend will attack her as part of the plan to overthrow the rulers and change the kingdom’s values. A foreign enemy she previously hadn’t heard of will invade her homeland.

Not all who are happy smile, not all who are woeful frown, and only a few notice the difference.

Just because someone tells you that a choice will make you happiest, doesn’t mean that it will, for passion must be sought, not dictated.

Being a leader who survives a coup d’état means being able to change, to adapt to a forever altered world, and to help others to do the same.

Agreeing to pretend to want what society dictates you ought to desire isn’t the same as being happy.

In order to feel like she’s succeed, Alison must end up on a path she chose, and be happy enough with that choice to desire to remain on course.

The Dagger in the Darkrise is about a gallant young lady who questions her potential for future happiness (the greatest value of her people), rebels against what she’s told she should want, and ends up in a battle for the survival of herself, her loved-ones, her homeland, and the values her people hold dear; ultimately discovering that her own happiness comes when she embraces the turmoil and her inner darkness to defend others.

Her world, as it is, gives her three definitive options and demands she set her course for the one that will provide her the most happiness. She sees only the ways each potential choice will saddle her with more misery. In order to be a success, Alison must end up on a path she chooses, and be happy enough with that choice to desire to remain on course.